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Paris vs. Princeton Cost of Living Summary

Paris is 0.8% cheaper than Princeton.

Restaurants: pay 19.0% more in Paris
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Paris
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Paris
Housing: pay 24.7% less in Paris
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Paris
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Paris
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Paris

The cost of clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Paris are more expensive than in Princeton. Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Paris.

Paris vs. Princeton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paris instead of Princeton, you would:

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pay 19.0% more for restaurants

	Princeton	Paris
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$16.08 €15.68	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.00	$12.86 €12.54	-19.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60	$4.09 €3.99	+57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$2.96 €2.88	+57.7%
Average			+19.0%

Princeton vs. Paris - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Princeton	Paris
Bread 1 loaf	$4.04	$2.01 €1.96	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.86	$11.23 €10.95	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08	$5.41 €5.27	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$4.85 €4.73	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00	$6.32 €6.16	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33	$1.58 €1.54	-52.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.05 €1.03	-8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.42	$1.50 €1.46	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$1.78 €1.73	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$1.10 €1.08	-11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$1.21 €1.18	-27.4%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Princeton	Paris
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45	$7.65 €7.46	+121.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$199.00	$92.60 €90.30	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$32,688.77 €31,877.50	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.46	$24.84 €24.22	-2.4%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 24.7% less for housing

	Princeton	Paris
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.33	$33.65 €32.82	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$1,367.25 €1,333.32	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,925.00	$1,057.37 €1,031.13	-45.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.65	$188.37 €183.70	+36.9%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Princeton	Paris
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,366.67	$756.26 €737.49	-44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,000.00	$15,942.48 €15,546.82	+32.9%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Princeton	Paris
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$7.50 €7.32	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$4.31 €4.21	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$13.40 €13.06	+21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$172.50	$36.48 €35.58	-78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$13.93 €13.59	-7.1%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Princeton	Paris
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00	$103.81 €101.23	+153.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$46.57 €45.41	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50	$111.54 €108.77	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.50	$148.98 €145.28	-26.4%
Average			+22.4%

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